Made in Cambodia: films by journalism students
A day in the life of a Buddhist monk. The struggles of a female deminer. The hardships that a blind street musician has to conquer. The fate of the victim of an acid attack. These are some of the subjects on the new DVD “Made in Cambodia”, that the Department of Media and Communication (DMC)...
Student films on impact of Khmer Rouge on Cambodia society
Officially Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge regime collapsed in 1979. Its consequences are lingering in our society until today.How much is our everyday life in Cambodia shaped by the past? The video compilation UNTIL TODAY investigates this within 9 short documentaries, visiting Cambodians across the country. Stories of finding lost ones, fear of divine punishment, or...
Photo Phnom Penh Fest: Dirk Broemmel
Sat, 26/11, 6PM we are opening a photo exhibition by Dirk Broemmel in the framework of the PHOTO PHNOM PENH FESTIVAL Built in 1930 by Mies van der Rohe, the Tugendhat Villa (Brno/Czech Republic) is one of the most perfect expressions of modernity. It is also marked by the memory of its owners, who had...
11/11/11 – lots of “ones” coming together
You are invited to join the BIGGEST storytelling project humanity has ever created. On 11/11/11 pick up your cameras, recorders, phones or computers and start sharing your lives with the world. From the ordinary to the extraordinary – we want to see it all. We’re looking for submissions of film, music, photography and text that...
Cambodia to host first international Fashion Week
From October 27-November 5, the Cambodia Fashion Council will host Cambodia’s first international fashion week. The event highlights global fashion trends, featuring international designers and introducing up and coming designers from Cambodia and across the region. Cambodia Fashion Week (CFW 2011) is ten days comprised of runway shows, fashion exhibitions, film festivals, exclusive parties and...
4th Generation of Cambodian Cinema: Siem Reap Party 2011
After over two years of mobilizing youth film lovers to put their feet into practical film making and enjoying recognitions of its ongoing film making achievements, 4K will launch its new film to celebrate its 2nd Anniversary in Siem Reap on October 30th 2011, at French Institute of Cambodia (formerly known as French Cultural Center)....
Golden Slumbers: trailer
Film documentary by Davy Chou on the Golden Age of Cambodian Cinema from 1960 to 1975. Produced by Vycky Films, Bophana Production, Araucania Films. Featuring Ly Bun Yim, Dy Saveth, Ly You Sreang, Yvon Hem and Vathana Huy!
Making Phnom Penh an Eviction Free Zone
Please join activists, filmmakers, and photographers in exploring the structural factors that lie behind the systematic violation of land and housing rights and join the call for making Phnom Penh an Eviction Free Zone. The event is hosted by the Housing Rights Task Force and forms part of the Global Campaign 2011: Resistances and Alternatives...
Around Tonle Sap River in 5 minutes
Scenes from the Tonle Sap River, about 500 meters upstream of its conflucence with the Mekong River. The Tonle Sap a working river that runs through Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. The sounds of the city form the backdrop to this video. Filmed on October 18, 2011, when the waters of the river were unusually high....
Poetry Night
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall we screen documentaries and feature films about the German division and reunification in our gallery. The rooftop is closed due to construction works until next week. * Wed, 05/10, 7PM COURAGE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD: DOCUMENTARY “THE MIRACLE OF LEIPZIG” * Thurs, 06/10,...
The “Berlin Wall” falls at Meta
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall the German Embassy in Phnom Penh and the German-Cambodian Cultural Center Meta House invite you to the opening of the exhibition THE WALL: A BORDER THROUGH GERMANY this Tuesday, 04/10, 6PM The “Berlin Wall”, which separated the German city in an eastern and...
Which night? Nerd Night
Yes, it’s about time for a Nerd Night, but this week we’re trying something different. As Alan Gelfant says in the 1998 film Next Stop Wonderland, “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Please note that both hobgoblins and little minds are potentially good nerd night topics. After several months of Monday consistency,...
